Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-11


Wsauwor0a. Feb. le..-Jones, Of Ne
wada. presented 10 tbe senate . petition
from Horace T. CutteF, Of San Francis
80 uraVinQ Congress 70 make some
eufkable Acknowledgement Of the IA
marc treatment By japanese faheFmen
az the Grew Of an American vessel thst
vs. wrecked b tgphoon % the east
ern ssaa. Referred to the COMMITTEES
81 Foreign Relations.
poIuh, from the conferences com IL
Zee on the senate amendments 70 TIE
Hoass bill 70 repeai all pre- empii0n,
timber culture and desert land laws.
reported Q disagreement and asked for
4 see confefenos. he said, tn answer
10 & question from fnRailas thst the
differences in the conference committee
wers quite radical, bas they miRhf be
overooms. The most important p0int
vas e 70 whether Suspicion Of fraud
uIeui ease ahoald Be finally decided b.
fhe Interior Department OF By the
Oanrfa. The House confeFrees took the
eronnd thaf the Interior Department
ohonId be the ssls and Anal judges IN
the matter; whereas the Senate con
ferrAea insisted thai 9 man whose title
va STACKED ID the Land Ol3ee should
have the riaht Of appeal 10 the courts.
pIamb oaid thas he bad boen for
maany years ia favor Of the repeal Of the
pfe. emption laws, bot since TIE subieci
hsd come into discussion practice pad
come IN vogue Of q character which was
not eniy threataninG 10 individual
rights, sat Waa nabveFstse 70 all proper
rslea Of pFoeedurs, and be th0ught The
reotideatIon u this praetiee was Of
much more importance than the repeal
az the pre- emptiou laws OF timber eul
ture Laws o. both. lie referred 70 the
proceedings b. special agents and b.
aesoufivea 10 make private inquiries
under which titles wsre assumed 10 BE-
81 ealds on a. parts bearings. This
waa going 70 toe extent Of paralyzlng
business IL ccftain places Ia she West.
He regarded that longer continuance
Of this systom would soon assume the
form Of q National diserace. The lands
nnder the pge-empsion LAYS sh0sld b.
settled Ia the courts, whether they b
the title Of q po0K and honorable home
on the frontier, OF Of Tue rich OF IN ans
other case.
Gall defended the administration Of
che Land Ofiioe, and said u il was such
e. reported BY She senator from Kan.
saa, the proper remedy was TO have sn
inquiry tnsiiRAted and impeachment
proceedings commenced.
After farther discussion another con-
fefance Vas ordered.
Hale, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported back the bill for the
purchase OF John d. Ericssoa's de
stgoyeF," and Il sas referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
On motion OF Seweli, the House bill
10 pFoyide for the location aud erection
OF q branch Home for disabled volun-
teeF soldiers west Of the Rocky Noun
tains, AppFspriatlng 100000, vas taken
up and amended W the adoption Of q
substitute appropTiating el5O.000; pro
vidlne for ten instead OF niue managers,
enc Of them TO be a resident Of some
State or Territory vest Of the Rocky
Mountains, and appointing James A..
Waymire, Of San Francisco, 20 serve IS
manager up 10 April, 1892. The bill as
thus amended was passed ARd the con-
ference adjourned.
The presiding 0lliSeE presented q re
solution Of the joint committee 81 the
General Assembly Of Indiana, Rspubii.
can members, protesting against the
validity Of the election Of David TaFpie
as uaited States senator. Referred 30
the Committee on Privileges and Eleo
lions. He alao presented q message
from the House Of Representatives with
a substitute for the senate Chinese In
demniiy bill.
Edmunda said that the two bills ap-
poared 20 amount 90 che sams purpose,
49, "a Asa kA -
tate bill would accomplish She object IN
q more simple way. He moved that the
Substitute be ooncuFred Ia. Agreed 20.
The senate resumed the eonsidera-
ton of the House bill relating 20 the
improving and landing OF mAckerel
caught during the spawning seaa9n.
Miller usoved 10 amend by making
the bill take effect on July Let instead
Of March eah. Rejected.
The bill was then passed-yeAa "a,
nays II, the negative votes being Black
burn, Gall, Rusiia, EvaFts kenna, Mil
ieF, SaulsbaFy, Sewell. Vance, Van
Myck and WalthAli.
A committee Of conferences was
ordered and Senators Palmer, Gray and
Hale were appointed.
The Senate bill, granting 10 the Spo-
kAne and PAlouse Railway Company
and 10 the Washington and Idaho Rail
vsy Company the right Of wAy through
Gear d'AleRe Indian reservation In
Idaho, vas passed.
TIE SanAte than resumed considers.
lion Of the Eads Tshannsspec ban, and
vas addressed By Gibson IN support Of
il
eenaior sabln iniroduoed a bin an
thogiEing the Secretary Of tue Interior
10 permit persons eagaeed IN the Get
ting of ie9a on small streams that ho9
through Indian reservations, 90 make
such improvements il the clearing away
Of roeks or the building Of dams, as NAY
be rsqaired 30 hoas loes through the
rapids or shallow places
The meuse.
On motion Of Payson. OF Illinois, 3
bill vas passed granting right Of way
aeFoss Fort Douglass military Ee9srva.
ton in Utah 30 the Salt Laks and Fort
Donelasa Railroad Company.
On molten Of Thomas. Of Illinois.
Wednesday was set ~ the dAy for the
delivering ef eaioesee upen The late
senator Loeaa.
Tue speaker announced Hammond.
OF Georgia. ~ one Of the canferreea %
the anti. Mormon bill IN place Of Tucker.
Of Virginia.
On molten Of synes, OF Coloxad,,. the
Senate bill vas passed increasing 81
$4,000 the limit OF the eost Of Size
public baildinR AZ Denver, Colorado.
In the meruiag h0ar Weaver. % Iowa,
On hehAif o. the Committse en- Expead.
itutea IN The Interior Department,
called ap the senate hill providing taAf
In The General Land Oiilsa there shall
be ten Chiefs Of Daviziau who shall re
eetxe salaries ef SsSlo each.
Steele, o Indiana. moved % strike
eat che sxistine elAuse.
Tue kEpaolioA1s Fefraiuet from
voting eDd iefi the Honsa, without q
Qaorem. To wbich eanailian Il remained
until the morning boar expired.
The honse then vent iats Commit.
tee % the Whole "a the Consular and
Dseiamatie ApprppfiAtlea 6sll.
heiuaant said teAi TIE bill was an tn
crease over the actaAi ameuEt cArried
BY the eili 81 lesf year q Siatooa, bal
the increased ccll5eltoas 10 tha TTeas.
aFy under u wosla. a. tke lowest, ~
tlfa.Qoo
T6a Coumittea tAeu rise. and ~
Heass adiearnsd.
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